The Most Important Events That Changed History Forever

What would life be like without the printing press? What if World War II had never happened? These historic events have defined the world as we know it today...

The Assassination of John F. Kennedy (1963)

On November 22, 1963, the world lost an inspiration to many. John F. Kennedy had been elected in 1960 as a young, progressive Catholic. Kennedy was shot by Lee Harvey Oswald during a motorcade in Dallas, Texas while riding through Dealey Plaza with his wife.

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The More You Know

  • The population of the United States increases by one person every 12 seconds.
  • 27,000 tress are cut down every day to become toilet paper.
  • The 442nd Infantry Regiment, a largely Japanese American unit that served during WWII, did so while their families were held in internment camps. Their motto was "Go for Broke" and they were the most decorated unit in U.S. military history.
  • A man sued Pepsi claiming he found a mouse in his Mountain Dew. Pepsi attorneys stated that Mountain Dew will dissolve a mouse in 30 days, and showed his can was purchased 74 days after being manufactured.
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